Five Children and It
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The Psammead is an 'it', an ancient, ill-tempered sand-fairy with a spider-shaped body, bat-like ears, and snail-like eyes.It is grumpy but has the power to grant one wish a day, which must be made before sunset.Five siblings—Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and infant Hilary—encounter It and experience the highs and lows of frivolous wish-making.
- Worldwide
- $5M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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The Psammead is an 'it', an ancient, ill-tempered sand-fairy with a spider-shaped body, bat-like ears, and snail-like eyes. It is grumpy but has the power to grant one wish a day, which must be made before sunset. Five siblings—Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and infant Hilary—encounter It and experience the highs and lows of frivolous wish-making.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Five Children and It returned 0.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $16M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $5M
- Release date
- Oct 15, 2004
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- France, United Kingdom
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